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Portrait of Carnegie Hall: A Nostalgic Portrait in Pictures and Words of America's Greatest State and the Artists Who Performed There

Portrait of Carnegie Hall A Nostalgic Portrait in Pictures and Words of America's Greatest State and the Artists Who Performed ThereAuthor:Theodore O. Cron, Burt Goldblatt

For more than seven decades, Carnegie Hall has been the nation's leading showcase for the performing arts. From the old-world classicism of Theodore Thomas in the 1870s to the new-world romanticism of Leonard Bernstein, it has presented the leading performers in every field… — In addition to musical performances, there have been hundre... more »ds of lectures, rallies, religious services, dance programs, art exhibitions. Its varied repertoire mirrors cultural history of its times…

The author's text is informal, informed, anecdotal, and delightful, highlighted by vignettes of many of the artists and with 385 marvelous photographs. Many of these have never been published elsewhere...« less